Former Everton defender Alan Stubbs believes extending Jarrad Branthwaite's contract is the "biggest signing" the club will make in this transfer window. Branthwaite has recently agreed a new five-year deal and Stubbs told BBC Radio Merseyside: "This for me,

Everton have got a major boost as Jarrad Branthwaite has committed his future to the club by signing a new five-year contract. The England international defender was the subject of two bids from Manchester United last summer, which Everton rejected, and they have demonstrated their determination to keep the 23-year-old by tying him down until 2030.

Jarrad Branthwaite has said he ‘over the moon’ after signing a new long-term contract at Everton.Branthwaite has put pen to paper on a new deal with the Toffees, in a huge boost for David Moyes